What does あちら mean?
あちら is a Japanese pronoun meaning “this way (polite)” in English. It can also be translated as “there” depending on context. It is written as あちら in hiragana, and achira in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentences
あちらに着いたら手紙をください。
Please write to me when you get there.
こちらはあちらに比べれば全く原始的だった。
This was quite primitive compared to that.
あちらが私の待っていた人です。
That's the person I've been waiting for.